Name: Rework
ISBN: 9780307463746

Rework

Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda yadda. If you're looking for a book like that, put this one back on the shelf.Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition. The truth is, you need less than you think. You don't need to be a workaholic. You don't need to staff up. You don't need to waste time on paperwork or meetings. You don't even need an office. Those are all just excuses. What you really need to do is stop talking and start working. This book shows you the way. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you.With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who's ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs they hate, victims of "downsizing," and artists who don't want to starve anymore will all find valuable guidance in these pages.From the Hardcover edition.

What Hacker News says

waprinAug 2023

Not a successful self-funded entrepreneur but Im working on it and I’ve studied a lot of the greats.

DHH and Jason Fried blog and books like Rework

Arvid Kahl is a successful software bootstrapper and has a few great books and a bootstrapper newsletter

Everything by Rob Walling is focused on software bootstrappers, and his associates brands / YouTube channel, Microconf community etc

Indie Hackers podcast , interviews, and website

Founders at Work is written by a YC founder but ironically had lots of bootstrapped interviews like Craigslist and Joel Spolsky (Trello)

Patio11 blog is classic

MJ Demarco is non tech and writes more “motivational” style books about bootstrapped entrepreneurship

Once you go down this rabbit hole you’ll discover many more . Especially since bootstrappers love making content about their experiences as it’s marketing and potentially more revenue (what DHH calls “selling your byproducts”)

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ranabuzdarMar 2023

Here are some of the most popular ones:

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Zero to One by Peter Thiel The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber Good to Great by Jim Collins The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson These books cover various aspects of entrepreneurship, from idea generation and innovation to leadership and management. Each one offers a unique perspective and valuable insights that can help entrepreneurs navigate the challenges and opportunities of starting and growing a business.

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tmcdosMar 2023

I am not an entrepreneur (yet) but I still want to share a few titles with you:

- "Maverick or The seven day weekend" by Ricardo Semler

- "Rework" by Jason Fried and David Hansson

- "Startup - an insider's guide to launching and running a business" by Kevin Ready

- "Bookkeeping and Cost Accounting for Factories" by William Kent (1918)

- "Practice what you preach" by David Maister

- "Don't oil the squeaky wheel" by Wolf Rinke

- "Selling The Wheel: Choosing The Best Way To Sell For You Your Company Your Customers" by Jeff Cox

- "The power of stupidity" by Giancarlo Livraghi

- "How to write a good advertisement" by Victor Schwab

- "How to Make Money Out of Thin Air" by Brian Sher

- "Good manners and business etiquette. Illustrated Guide" by Elena Ber

- "Don't just roll the dice: A usefully short guide to software pricing" by Neil Davidson

- "Message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubbard

- the TopLeaf course of 36 video lectures on management by dr. Izhak Adizes can be purchased on https://vimeo.com/ondemand/topleaf or found on ru tracker (if you have access)

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michaelcaoOct 2022

Thanks. We learn much from the Rework book of Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. I rarely write publicly. But recession is looming so I would like to share our story and encourage start-ups to save money and prepare for the worst.

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michaelcaoOct 2022

Rework by Jason Fried shows us a better, faster way to succeed in business in general and start-ups in particular. This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See by Seth Godin teaches us a revolutionary approach to marketing, sales, and advertising.

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michaelcaoOct 2022

Rework by Fried, Jason, Heinemeier Hansson. It's a classic book for a small startup like us. Recession is looming and I am preparing for serious one.

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